A dame, a pantomime cow, a hero and some awesome special effects (Image: Anna Draper/Lincolnshire Echo)

Jack and the Beanstalk, Lincoln Drill Hall’s tenth anniversary pantomime, starts its run at the theatre on December 5 and Lincolnshire Live was given exclusive behind-the-scenes access to one of the final dress rehearsals.

The Christmas pantomime has been put on every year at the Drill Hall by Jamie Marcus Productions, which has pulled out all the stops to make this special celebratory show a crowd pleaser.

Man ‘forced to shove children out of way’ outside school as driver ‘mounts pavement and runs into dad’

The incident happened near the main gates for Carr Hill Primary School

A man had to ‘shove children out of the way’ of a car outside a primary school after a driver allegedly mounted the pavement and then drove into him.

The man, who was picking his son up from Retford’s Carr Hill Primary School in the afternoon of December 1, was hit in the leg during the incident just outside the school gates, according to a witness.

Good morning!

It’s Tuesday! The roads are looking clear so far this morning and there are no crashes to report in the county. The Met Office is reporting that weather today will be predominantly dry and cloudy. Some sunny spells are also likely, mainly across the east of the region, with Lincolnshire most likely to be favoured. Maximum temperature 8 °C.